2003 Events

• Thursday, August 7 -- Book discussion led by panel of four Vietnam Veterans: Jack McHale, Bermuda District Supervisor for Chesterfield County; Dr. Donald Denton, pastoral counselor and Presbyterian minister; Jack Heslin, workforce development consultant and author of the web page www.thebattleofkontum.com; and Alan Mackey, paralegal. Chesterfield County Public Library, Chester Branch.
• Beginning Friday, August 8 -- Virginia Voice will be reading The Things They Carried in seven installments, on The Afternoon Book Hour.
• Friday, August 22 -- In-service day, Maggie L. Walker Governor's School, faculty and staff only.
• Wednesday, August 27 -- Book Discussion, Millennium Book Club, West End Library, 5420 Patterson Avenue.
• Wednesday, September 3 -- Book Discussion, Highlands Book Club.
• Monday, September 8 -- Book Discussion, Henrico County Public Library, Gayton Branch, 10600 Gayton Road.
• Tuesday, September 9 -- Book Discussion, Lunch Box Book Club, Main Library, 101 E. Franklin Street.
• Monday, September 15 -- Book Discussion, Shepherd's Center Open University, St. Luke Lutheran Church, 7757 Chippenham Parkway. Speaker: Robert Rieffel.
• Tuesday, September 16 -- Book Discussion, Borders Books, 9750 West Broad Street.
• Beginning Friday, September 22 -- Virginia Voice will be reading The Things They Carried in seven installments, on the Late Night Book Hour, 11:00 to midnight, Monday through Friday, beginning September 22, ending September 30.
• September 29 - October 4 -- Book Fair to benefit GO READ, Barnes & Noble.
• Thursday, October 2 -- Book Discussion, Henrico County Public Library, Sandston Branch, 23 E. Williamsburg Road.
• Monday, October 6 -- Book Discussion, Henrico County Public Library, Fairfield Area Library. Virginia State University professor Lucious Edwards participated in the discussion.
• Tuesday, October 7 -- Book Discussion, Henrico County Public Library, Glen Allen Branch.
• Wednesday, October 8 -- Book Discussion, Gayton Kirk Presbyterian Church Fellowship. An informal discussion facilitated by Mrs. Darlene Pickens, a Henrico County Schools librarian for 25 years.
• Friday, October 10 -- Book Discussion, Shepherd's Center Open University, Ginter Park Presbyterian Church. Speaker: Ann Reinke.
• Tuesday, October 14 -- County of Henrico Public Library presents "Vietnam - Past, Present and Future: A Traveler's Perspective." This slide show documents the country, culture and people of Vietnam. Presented by John Wilkes, Governor's School faulty member. Dumbarton Area Library.
• October 14-19 -- "Miss Saigon," at the Landmark Theater, part of the Broadway Under the Stars series.
• Monday, October 20 -- Book Discussion, Henrico County Public Library, Tuckahoe Area Library.
• Monday, October 20 -- Book Discussion, Henrico County Public Library.
• Monday, October 20 -- Book Discussion, Henrico County Public Library, Tuckahoe Area Library.
• Tuesday, October 21 -- Book Discussion, Borders Books, 9750 West Broad Street.
• Tuesday, October 21 -- Book Discussion, Henrico County Public Library, Dumbarton Area Library.
• Tuesday, October 21 -- Book Discussion, Henrico County Public Library, Varina Branch.
• Wednesday, October 22 -- GO READ Dinner, Fountain Bookstore, 1312 E. Cary St. Visit www.fountainbookstore.com
• Monday, October 27 -- Book Discussion, Brown Bag Page Turners Book Club. Chesterfield County Public Library, Central Library.
• Monday, October 27 -- Book Discussion, Henrico County Public Library, Innsbrook Branch.
• Monday, October 27 -- Book Discussion, Henrico County Public Library, North Park Branch.
• Tuesday, October 28 -- Book Discussion led by Dan Roberts, creator and host of public radio's "A Moment in Time." Godwin High School auditorium, 2101 Pump Road. Sponsored by Friends of County of Henrico Library.
• Tuesday, October 28 -- Book discussion, Pamunkey Regional Library, Atlee Branch Library, 9161 Atlee Road in Mechanicsville. Refreshments will be served. Sponsored by the Friends of the Atlee Library.
• Thursday, October 30 -- Book Discussion, Shepherd's Center Open University, First Presbyterian Church, 4602 Cary Street Road. Speaker: Rob Rieffel.
• Monday, November 3 -- Book Discussion, Chesterfield County Public Library, Bon Air Branch.
• Tuesday, November 4 -- The Things WE Carried, Richmonders share their personal experiences and reflections of Vietnam as well as The Things They Carried. Richmond Public Library, Main Library, Gellman Room. More Information. (Adobe Acrobat required)
• Monday, November 10 -- Book Discussion, Henrico County Public Library, Gayton Branch, 10600 Gayton Road.
• Thursday, November 13 -- Author Tim O'Brien comes to Richmond! Visits to local high schools during the day. Public reading and reception, 5:30 - 7:30, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 815 E. Grace Street. More information.
• Tuesday, November 18 -- Book Discussion, Westminster Canterbury Club, Westminster Canterbury Fifth Floor Lounge, 1600 Westbrook Avenue.(Run by Richmond Public Library)
• April 22, 2004, 3:00 p.m. -- An Afternoon of Book Lust with Nancy Pearl. In honor of National Library Week Nancy Pearl, author of Book Lust, visited the Library of Virginia. Nancy Pearl is the director of youth services at the Seattle Public Library and director of The Washington Center for the Book. She is best known for the "If All Seattle Read The Same Book" project. She hosts a weekly radio program on Seattle's NPR station focusing on book reviews and author interviews. Library of Virginia.
• May 5, 2004 -- Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Yusef Komunyakaa, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
• May 8-23, 2004 -- Barksdale Theatre presents "Silent Heroes" by Virginia playwright Linda Escalera Baggs. Six wives of Marine fighter pilots in Vietnam wait to hear of their husbands' fate.